Leadership and Excellence 2024 Awardees

The following students are receiving a variety of awards and honors this spring, including the Leadership and Excellence Awards, Senior Marshals, Named Awards and Class Day Awards.

Leadership and Excellence Awards

Health and Wellness

Civic Responsibility

Columbia Spirit

Emerging Leader

Community Building

Indelible Mark

Inclusion and Advocacy

Principled Action

Named Awards

Columbia College

Alisha Arshad CC’24: Robert Lincoln Carey Memorial Prize
Alan Chen CC’25: James Christopher Caraley Memorial Prize
Farihah Chowdhury CC’24: Charles H. Bjorkwall Prize
Julian R. Infante Laborde CC’25: Robert Harron Award
Josiah Dali Keys CC’26: Van Am Prize
Angel Rose Latt CC’24: Leonard A. Pullman Memorial Prize
Ariana Neal CC’26: Van Am Prize
Theodore Nelson CC’24: Charles M. Rolker Prize
Paige Nurkin CC’24: Columbia College Scholar Athlete Award
Kairaluchi Oraedu CC’24: Edward S. Brainard Memorial Prize
Donna Jiajia Qi CC’24: Richard H. Fox Memorial Prize
Lamiya Rahman CC’24: Andrew C. Heinrich Prize
Sadia Safa CC’24: Alumni Prize
Shane Spring CC’24: Alumni Association Achievement Award
Munirat Suleiman CC’24: Robert Shellow Gerdy Prize

Columbia Engineering

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Zvi Galil Award for Improvement in Engineering Student Life
Yusuf Hafez SEAS’24: Thomas "Pop" Harrington Medal
Columbia Space Initiative: Outreach Mission: Robert D. Lilley Award for Socially Responsible Engineering
Sameer Saxena SEAS’24: School of Engineering and Applied Science Scholar Athlete Award
Kosisochukwu Ugorji SEAS’24: School of Engineering and Applied Science Student Activities Award
Matthew Werneken SEAS’24: Campbell Award
Aunika Zheng SEAS’24: Jaffe Prize